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Marcos warns of shutdown if Supreme Court rules against 2025 budget

By Ian Laqui | January 31, 2025 - 12:04pm

President Bongbong Marcos called the petition baseless and difficult to justify. The petition, filed at the Supreme Court...

Headlines

Supreme Court urged to declare 2025 budget unconstitutional

By Ian Laqui | January 28, 2025 - 5:42pm

Former executive secretary Vic Rodriguez filed a petition before the Supreme Court, challenging the 2025 General Appropriations...

Headlines

NTF-ELCAC’s barangay funds lowest since 2021

By Ian Laqui | January 6, 2025 - 6:19pm

In the 2025 General Appropriations Act, the “Support to the Barangay Development Program” of the NTF-ELCAC amounted...

Headlines

Budget slash final: DOTr funds reduced by P92 billion

By Jean Mangaluz | January 6, 2025 - 4:33pm

The Department of Transportation’s budget for 2025 has been cut to nearly half of its proposed amount, shrinking from...

Headlines

National budget ‘pork-free,’ says House leader

By Neil Jayson Servallos | January 5, 2025 - 12:00am

The 2025 General Appropriations Act signed by President Marcos is “pork barrel-free,” House Assistant Majority...

Headlines

Fireworks on 2025 GAA begin

By COMMONSENSE | By Marichu A. Villanueva | January 1, 2025 - 12:00am

After much hullaballoo, the controversial 2025 General Appropriations Act was signed into law at Malacañang Palace last Monday.

Opinion

Petition No. 3 challenges P89.9-B PhilHealth fund transfer

By Ian Laqui | October 16, 2024 - 3:20pm

A third petition challenging the transfer of P89.9 billion in unused funds from PhilHealth to the National Treasury was filed...

Headlines

Minority solons assail P449.5 billion unprogrammed funds in 2024 budget

By Ian Laqui | January 17, 2024 - 10:32am

In a 27-page petition released on Tuesday, Lagman and his co-petitioners asked the high court to order the respondents, which...

Headlines

Marcos gets increased travel funds for 2024

By Ian Laqui | December 27, 2023 - 3:15pm

The budget allocation for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.' travels increased by 58%, higher than the P893.87 million requested...

Headlines

Marcos Jr. signs P5.768 trillion national budget for 2024

By Neil Jayson Servallos | December 21, 2023 - 12:00am

President Marcos yesterday signed the P5.768-trillion budget for 2024, which allocates more funds to defense initiatives for the West Philippine Sea and financial assistance to cash-strapped Filipinos.

Headlines